Monograms don't usually make me cry. But there in my room at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, embroidered in cursive on the king-size pillowcase, were two beautiful...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 23, 2011
For the past decade, Russia has been pouring money into scientific research, trying to make up for the collapse of the 1990s, but innovation is losing out to...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | December 22, 2011
Apple reportedly acquired the Israeli flash memory design firm Anobit in a deal that cost the company $500 million.Arstechnica From ACM Opinion | December 22, 2011
On the sidelines during every game, New York Jets cornerback Donald Strickland performs a trick familiar to any toddler who has ever held a flip book.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 21, 2011
Apple's Siri voice assistant software has spurred Google to tack natural language processing onto its Voice Actions voice command application, a project code-named...eWeek From ACM News | December 20, 2011
The intellectual rights relate to a method to switch a vehicle from a human-controlled mode into the state where it takes charge of the wheel.BBC News From ACM News | December 20, 2011
One afternoon last spring, Micky Tripathi received a panicked call from an employee. Someone had broken into his car and stolen his briefcase and company laptop...The New York Times From ACM News | December 20, 2011
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cornell University and its partner Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have been approved to build a...Wired From ACM Careers | December 19, 2011
The Pentagon's intent on weeding out "insider threats"—troops or other military personnel who might be disgruntled enough to (Wiki)leak some documents or mentally...Wired From ACM News | December 16, 2011
Every day three-quarters of all e-mail that flies across the Internet is spam. Some of it tricks customers into installing a virus or forking over personal information...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | December 15, 2011
Opening up data and digital assets is critical to accelerating low-carbon cities, according to a recent University of Nottingham report. University of Nottingham (United Kingdom) From ACM TechNews | December 14, 2011
Zynga, the maker of Mafia Wars and FarmVille, is about to go public in the biggest tech stock offering since Google.The Daily Beast From ACM News | December 14, 2011
It's been a tumultuous few weeks for Carrier IQ, the mobile analytics outfit at the center of a continuing privacy brouhaha over what its diagnostic software...AllThingsD From ACM Opinion | December 14, 2011
How a save-the-earth maker of solar-powered aircraft became the world's most prolific manufacturer of military drones.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | December 13, 2011
The first sign of trouble was a mysterious signal emanating from deep within the U.S. military’s classified computer network.The Washington Post From ACM News | December 12, 2011
Silicon Valley is making one of its biggest lobbying pushes ever, as it fights a proposed law championed by Hollywood called the Stop Online Piracy Act. But whether...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | December 9, 2011
There was a time not so long ago that buying a car was one of the worst shopping experiences. As you drove off the dealer's lot, you couldn't escape the feeling...The New York Times From ACM News | December 9, 2011
The Pentagon has long had a love-hate relationship with computer hackers: On the outside, they can infiltrate vulnerable defense networks. On the inside, they...Politico From ACM News | December 8, 2011
In a cluttered chip-making laboratory on Stanford's campus, Max Shulaker is producing the world's smallest computer circuits by hand.The New York Times From ACM News | December 6, 2011